AgTraIn fellowships

Agricultural Transformation by Innovation (AgTraIn) is a three-year world-class Joint Doctoral Programme (180 ECTS). AgTraIn is part of the Erasmus Mundus programme initiated
by the European Commission to enhance and promote European higher
education throughout the world. The language of the programme is
English. AgTraIn has a policy of equal opportunities for men and women
and people with special needs.

The AgTraIn Objective and FocusThe
main objective of the AgTraIn programme is to develop an elite European
school within the topic of successful development and transformation of
farming systems in the developing world. Thematically, the AgTraIn
programme deals with agricultural production chains, the natural
resource base and the involved communities. The scope of AgTraIn will
range from the technical aspects of agricultural production, over
post-harvest management, processing and value-addition, to market access
and commercialisation. A key feature of the programme is the
involvement of key stakeholders in identifying research questions and
participating in project formulation. The emphasis is on applied
research.

Applied research, joint supervision and mobility periods for students and staff.

Joint research with leading research and industry organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

The AgTraIn ConsortiumThe
AgTraIn programme provides you with a single entry-point access to
top-level and up-to-date research on agricultural transformation within
the scientific fields of the programme. The programme is jointly
developed and delivered by a six-university consortium consisting of

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Universita degli Studi di Catania, Italy

University College of Cork, Ireland

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Montpellier SupAgro, France

Wageningen University, The Netherlands

In addition, a string of globally
important institutions and networks in the AgTraIn scientific fields
have joined AgTraIn as Associate Partners:

Institute Agronomique et Veterinaire Hasan II, Morocco

Kasetsart University, Thailand

Makerere University, Uganda

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Uganda

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines

Young Professionals Platformon Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD), Germany

Fellowships

Every year approximately 8-10
fellowships will be available to academically outstanding applicants.
There is one annual call for applications; short-listed applicants are
invited to present and discuss their proposals.